CODE 65213 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 FILOSOFIA 8455 (L-5) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno 2 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 12 cfu anno 2 STORIA 8459 (L-42) - GENOVA 12 cfu anno 1 METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 8465 (LM-78) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 2 CONSERVAZIONE DEI BENI CULTURALI 8453 (L-1) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-STO/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The teaching will outline and analyze the major themes and processes in the history of Europe and the wider world between the 15th and the 19th centuries, highlighting themes of political, cultural, religious and social history. An introduction will discuss historiographic interpretation and categories, and will analyze different kind of historical sources. A significant part of the course will be focused on the theme "processes of civilization", in a diachronic and comparative perspective. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will have a solid knowledge of the major themes and processes in the history of Europe between the 15th and the 19th centuries. Students will also learn a method to critically analyze historiographic literature and sources of early modern history. The aim of the teaching is to provide students with conceptual tools and interpretative categories to reconstruct the history of the past, to critically read a text or a document, to establish connections between processes and events, and to communicate with a scientific language the results of a reading or research. At the end of the teaching the students must be able to present and critically discuss the proposed and / or recommended texts for the individual study activity. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The field of studies "Early Modern History" was founded in the nineteenth century and academically covers a chronology from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. The teaching aims to provide students with the tools to reconstruct and critically interpret this concept in light of the historical processes that have characterized European society. A comparative perspective will be adopted, also with reference to the interpretative categories and to different historiographic perspectives. TEACHING METHODS The form of teaching used is the frontal lesson, with open spaces for discussion. In itinere tests are scheduled with written exercises in the classroom and at home. The evaluation of the written tests will be an essential part of the final evaluation with oral verification. Class attendance is strongly recommended. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The teaching proposes the reconstruction and analysis of the great themes and processes of early modern European history (XV-XIX centuries): population, economies and society; Humanism and Renaissance; commercial expansion and colonial empires; Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation and religious Conflicts; invention of printing and new science; composite monarchies, empires and transformations of political configurations; Enlightenment, reforms and French Revolution; Industrial Revolution; persistence of the old regime in the nineteenth century. The introduction includes the discussion of the interpretive categories, and the analysis of the different types of sources used by historians. A central part of the teaching will be dedicated to the theme "civilization processes": a history of the connections between the transformations of social and political configurations and the changes in behavior and emotional structures between the Middle Ages and the modern age. The ways in which the concept of civilization was constructed will be investigated on the basis of some classical texts of historiography between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The differences in the program are related to the number of cfu (6, 9, 12), and are evident from the texts proposed to take the exam. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The reading list for this course together with lecturer's instructions are available in the italian version of the web page and in the Aulaweb. Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu (training credits). A recent manual of Modern History for classical and scientific high schools. Roberto Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma, Laterza, 2007. Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu (training credits). A recent manual of Modern History for classical and scientific high schools. Roberto Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma, Laterza, 2007 a text chosen from among: N. Elias, La civiltà delle buone maniere, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2009. N. Elias, Potere e civiltà, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010. J. Burkhardt, La civiltà del Rinascimento in Italia, varie edizioni e pdf J. Huizinga, Autunno del Medioevo, Milano, BUR, 1998. Programme for students taking the course for 12 cfu (training credits). A recent manual of Modern History for classical and scientific high schools. Roberto Bizzocchi, Guida allo studio della storia moderna, Roma, Laterza, 2007. a text chosen from among: N. Elias, La civiltà delle buone maniere, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2009. N. Elias, Potere e civiltà, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2010. J. Burkhardt, La civiltà del Rinascimento in Italia, varie edizioni e pdf J. Huizinga, Autunno del Medioevo, Milano, BUR, 1998. a text chosen from among: Johan Goudsblom, Fuoco e civiltà. Dalla preistoria a oggi, Roma, Donzelli, 1996. S. Freud, Il disagio della civiltà, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2013. J. Huizinga, La crisi della civiltà, Torino, Einaudi, 1997. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD OSVALDO RAGGIO Ricevimento: Tuesday, 9-11 AM Wednsday, 9-11 AM Exam Board LUCA LO BASSO (President) PAOLO CALCAGNO OSVALDO RAGGIO ANNA MARIA STAGNO OSVALDO RAGGIO (President) PAOLO CALCAGNO LUCA LO BASSO LESSONS LESSONS START September 17, 2018 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written tests during the semester; final oral exam. The exam is oral. The written tests in progress will be the subject of discussion and will contribute to the final evaluation. Written tests are not mandatory and are valid for the academic year of the course. ASSESSMENT METHODS By the end of this session, students will be able to evaluate the arguments they have read and put forward their own view. The oral exam and the discussion of the written tests in progress will verify the achievement of the learning outcomes. The main evaluation parameters are the quality of the exposition and vocabulary used, both in oral communication and in written tests, and the capacity for critical and comparative reasoning. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 22/01/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 05/02/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 21/05/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 04/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 18/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 09/07/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 03/09/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION On the basis of the indicated bibliography and of other texts that will be proposed during the lessons, and of materials that will be inserted in the pages of the Aulaweb, students will have the opportunity to build individual study paths.
